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Hi @midlife, as far as I’m aware the forks are polished stainless but I could be wrong. If they’re chromed I would expect to see it scratched off in places, which it isn’t. No visible rust but there might be some oxidisation if they truly are stainless steel. I’ll have to check tomorrow.
Don’t know about the Reynolds decal I’m afraid. The frame year is just passed on info from the previous owner. Hope that’s helpful
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+1 for defo chroming.....
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Just discovered the bike was advertised here before https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/342847/
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You may find it's best to offer this split into its components. It has some good parts, and is a pretty lovely frame & fork. The wheelset with blue hubs, say, might well sell nicely here or on ebay, but perhaps not with this blue frame.
Not sure where you got the Columbus mixed with 531 info, but the sticker says 531 Competition, which is a slightly lighter 531 type than ordinary 531, possibly made with shorter butting or lower thickness of tubing wall as standard.
If you do split, remove the fork and check the steerer and frame numbers match, will add a little provenance if they are the same.
It looks very nicely made, with lightweight minimal lugs. The fork is also really nice. Definitely chromed. It might be good to try and figure out who actually built it, too. I think Tom Board was making frames for Condor in the 80s, a well-regarded London builder. Also Dave Yates built a bunch of Condor frames over the years. A little research with the frame number might bring something to light.
Good luck with sale and however you choose to sell. And if you it seems like you're selling too low, consider keeping it, buying some drop bars and attach another stem, ride it to your local velodrome, switch out the bars removing the brake, and use it how it was built to be ridden! It's really, really good fun. You'll need some clip-in pedals or toeclips/straps too. ;)
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Thanks for the thoughtful reply @Skülly.
You make a valid point about the tubing; I'm not sure where I got the idea that Columbus tubes are used. The Reynolds sticker certainly suggests otherwise. I'll update the post accordingly.
I've considered keeping it many times over, but it's barely used and my desire to keep it has all but diminished. Fitting drop bars would extend the reach somewhat, making it a bit too long for me.
I'm selling complete purely for convenience as I've got lots of other bits I'm trying to get rid of, but you're right to suggest that it might be better to split. There'll always be the one or two components you can't shift though.
Might check out the frame number and see what I find.
midlife
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Skülly
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For Sale: Condor 1983 track bike (56cm)
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@callumj
A bit of history: I bought this bike second hand in March 2020 for commuting but I now work from home full-time. The person I bought it from bought it from Brick Lane Bikes 7 years previous.
The bike is in perfect working order but the paintwork has seen better days. One small fingernail-sized dent in the downtube pictured below.
56cm seat tube (centre-to-top) / 56cm top tube (centre-to-centre)
Spec:
Actual tyres not pictured as I’ve yet to swap them out for the Rubinos.
Pickup only from Berkhamsted.
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